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A man committed suicide with a modified signal pen gun and a .22 lr HV HP bullet. The contact shot to the left chest led to a conventional entrance wound. The projectile from the unconventional weapon caused a penetrating wound and was not deformed instead of the expected perforation and deformation. The smooth-bore barrel did not leave characteristic firing marks on the bullet.
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Karger, B., DuChesne, A. Suicide with a signal pen gun. Int J Leg Med 107, 323–325 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01246882
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01246882